Runner Profile Fun Facts about Stephany I am the godmother of my 16 year-old sister, Sarah. I was born and raised in Worcester, MA and was a three-season runner in high school. I am a Talent Acquisition Partner at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Have you ran another race longer than 7 miles? My longest race [Read More]
Kathryn Newell – Team HARC
Runner Profile Fun Facts about Kathryn I am a NASM certified personal trainer and also a PN L1 certified nutrition coach. I am also a WNBF bikini competitor. I love training clients and helping them get healthy and active. I also work in the restaurant business which I’ve been doing half of my life [Read More]
Katie Sullivan – Team HARC
Runner Profile Fun Facts about Katie I’m a certified Cardio Sport instructor at the YMCA Boroughs, I teach 2 days a week Have you ran another race longer than 7 miles? The longest race I’ve ever ran was last October, I ran a half marathon at Hampton Beach with my friend Kathryn Newell. What is [Read More]
Autism ….Not Obstacle – By Robert Papazian
The last Sunday of April used to be one of my favorite days of the year. There were two reasons for that. First, the Autism Resource Center’s annual walk/5k happened that day and second, Little League baseball season usually started that day. At the walk/5k, I would get to see my friends Walter, Tom, Mike, [Read More]
AFAM Advocacy – Nicky’s Law
By Cheryl Chan Cheryl Chan addressed the crowd of 300 people on Autism Advocacy Day, speaking about Nicky’s Law. For those who were unable to attend this year we share her speech with a plea that we all work together to make this piece of legislation LAW. Thank you to the members of AFAM for [Read More]
The Story of Me
HMEA’s Autism Resource Central is a great organization that I have been involved with in one way or another for most of my life. As a sibling to an autistic brother, William, I have witnessed how the understanding and compassion for individuals on the spectrum has grown since the 1990s [Read More]
Be an Autism Super Hero
My life is chaos. That kind of comes with the territory when you have 4 neurotypical kids. Not just “what do you MEAN you can’t find your shoes?!” chaos, though there is that, too. More like “‘Kick in the crotch’ is NOT A GAME WE PLAY!” kind of chaos. Add a 6’2” 200 lbs man-child [Read More]
Ryan’s Voice
By Ryan Litchfield, Autism and Disability Self-Advocate Ryan spent time as an intern at the Center a few years ago and wrote about his experience as person with autism. We welcome him back to share an update with us on the challenges and achievements he has had since graduating from college. Prior to [Read More]
Steps to Independence
By Amy Smith Long time Center members may remember another time that this young man packed his bags for a trip to Jacob’s World. For those who don’t remember the story of Jacob’s world check out the link. Amy Smith shares her own wonder at the progress her son has made over the years. [Read More]
Finding My Zen
By Sue Loring In 1988, when my son was three, and we were anxiously seeking an answer to what was causing his language delay, his seeming lack of need for sleep and frightful temper tantrums, Hollywood produced an Oscar winning film, Rainman. If you’ve never seen it, I’d highly recomm end you watch it. [Read More]
